bumblefoot

B3U1M3B3L1E1F4O1O1T1

noun

Ulcerative pododermatitis, a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction on the feet of birds and rodents.

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbumblefoot (usually uncountable, plural bumblefeet)

plural bumblefeet

  1. uncountableusuallyUlcerative pododermatitis, a bacterial infection and inflammatory reaction on the feet of birds and rodents.
  2. countableusuallyA clubfoot.

Origin

From bumble (“referring to the clumsy gait caused by the swelling”) + foot.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

bumblefoot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumblefoot

MLA

“bumblefoot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumblefoot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bumblefoot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumblefoot.

Source: bumblefoot on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.